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Swap soup and double exposures with Khánh Hmoong!
"For film photography, try to play with films as much as you can and you'll see some interesting results that digital can't bring you..." Tell us about yourself. Hi, I'm Khánh Hmoong, a 35-year-old film photographer based in beautiful Nha Trang city in Vietnam. When and how did the film journey begin for you? started taking pictures since the late of 2010 and mostly with film till now. The story began when my friends introduced me to film photography and I enjoyed it since then. What
Simplicity through disposable cameras! with Chris Bouldin
"No meters, no adjustments, just my eye, and a simple plastic lens." Tell us about yourself. Chris Bouldin, 38, Tulsa, Oklahoma. I am an editor for a magazine and technical trade documents in the petroleum marketing industry. I work for the Petroleum Equipment Institute. My wife and I also own a photography company (www.twistedtreephotography.com). When did you start shooting film? When I started getting bored shooting babies and weddings with my wife. I married a photographer, and w
Film takeover with Luke Dennison
"The 50mm Summicron...if it's good enough for Henri Cartier-Bresson, its good enough for me." Tell us about yourself. Well, my name is Luke Dennison and I'm 20 years old currently residing in Michigan in the United States. I work as a wedding and portrait photographer when I'm home and a documentary photographer abroad, which is where my true passion lies. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My dad had an old Minolta SLR with a 45mm f2.0 lens when I was just starting photo
Film for every occasion, by Michaela Ferguson
"Part of the love of film photography for me is capturing a moment the best I can, exactly how it is" Tell us about yourself. I'm 21 years old, and live in a small mountain town in Colorado. I'm a caregiver for elderly people in the community. When and how did the film journey begin for you? About 10 years ago my father dug out his old SLR from the closet and taught me the basic mechanics. I began with taking basic photos of things around the house, learned how to work in the darkroom
See Romania on film with Ionut Luca
"I like to watch the intensity of shades that color film has." Tell us about yourself. Hi, my name is Ionut, I'm 28, from Constanta, Romania. I`m working as a sales assistant in a building materials warehouse. When and how did the film journey begin for you? My journey on the film began in the summer of 2011 in one of the Romanian seaside resorts (Costinesti,Romania). It all started with a film camera (SMENA 8M) and a film received from a friend. I started to shoot and after I develop
Analog recordings from İstanbul with Sina Ademir
"Photography, I believe should be done with analog recordings because I believe there is spirit in analog recordings." Tell us about yourself. I was born in Ankara, I am from İstanbul, Turkey and I am 27 years old. When and how did the film journey begin for you? When I was in college in 2009, one of my best friends got me into film photography. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? I like to store many kinds of film and photography chemicals in my frid
A trip to Australia with disposablemelbourne (Katarnya Murdoch)
"It is trial and error with every shot and every roll but it’s the beauty of it" Tell us about yourself. I am 28, I live in Melbourne (of course!) and I work in marketing to pay the bills! When and how did you start using disposable cameras? Back in the 90’s, when film photography was all there was, disposable cameras were an easy and cheap option for kids and teens to capture their special moments and growing up. I remember always having one when on school camps, for special birthday
On film from France with Eric Frot.
"Leica M cameras which I think are the best suited to my way of shooting" Tell us about yourself. Hi! My name is Eric Frot. I’m 50 years old, I work as a graphic designer (mostly) and photographer. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I started shooting around 1983, so it was film only. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? I shot a lot of different films during those more than 30 years. For black and white I mostly use Kodak films and 99% i
Italy, sea, and instant photography. Meet Francesco Sambati
"I think you lose the concept of "instant" if you change something after the development process." Tell us about yourself. I'm 34 years old, I live in Lecce (in the deep south Italy) and until recently I was a journalist. When and how did you discover instant film? I discovered the instant photography about 4 months ago: a photographer friend of mine told me that my photos (shot with an iPhone) were suitable Polaroid format. So I bought an Instant Lab to print my old photos. I later bou
Film magic with La fille renne (Cécile)!
"Canon AE-1 Program. With this camera, it was love at first sight" Tell us about yourself. Hi! I'm from France and in my day job, I do a lot of animal osteology. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I had my first film camera when I was ten, from my father (an Olympus Trip AF 21). During adolescence, it was the beginning of the digital photography and I switched to it, with different cameras. It allowed me to learn, to exercise myself and to define better what I like. Thre
Meet Ali from Turkey
"I am Ali Can and my nickname is Cantarikati." Tell us about yourself. I am 20 years old and I am from Cappodocia, Turkey. I am a student at Kocaeli University. When and how did the film journey begin for you? I don't like digital so i started to use films 3 months ago. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? I'm usually using Fuji c200 and sometimes using Ilford pan400 black and white film. I choose them because they're easy to find. What camera makes
Japanese doctor Hiroshi Shiomi joins onfilm.photo
"I am excited to know your project and wish to make some contribution if I can." Tell us about yourself. 57 years old male, working as a doctor of internal medicine in a hospital, Hokkaido, Japan. When and how did the film journey begin for you? 40 years ago using my father's camera. What type of film do you usually shoot and what made you choose it? Various kinds of film. Many are expired. Some are experimental as described below. What camera makes you click? Simple, lightweigh